(Wings Over North Georgia media release): Several members of the U.S. Air Force ACC A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team will return to familiar surroundings when they perform at the 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Hybrid Air Show. Four of the 10-member team hail from towns less than a two-hour drive from the air show site in Rome,…… read more »
Category Archives: Local News
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 4,227 new cases of coronavirus and 166 more virus-related deaths were reported in Georgia on Wednesday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,173,584 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
NEW DISTRIBUTION PROCESS FOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENTS IN GEORGIA
(Georgia Department of Public Health media release): The federal government has changed the way COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments will be distributed in the United States, including Georgia. The decision announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the result of supply shortages and extraordinary demand for the treatments across the…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP ANNOUNCES NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROLE TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): As part of the State of Georgia’s recognition of National Small Business Week 2021, Governor Brian P. Kemp has announced a new position in state government to support and empower Georgia’s small business community. According to Georgia Department of Labor data, businesses with fewer than 500…… read more »
ROME CITY SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTS TWO ADDITIONAL TEACHER IN-SERVICE DAYS
(Rome City Schools media release): Superintendent of Rome City Schools, Louis Byars, asked the RCS School Board to add an additional two teacher in-service days for valuable planning opportunities for RCS educators and for students to recover from time lost in the classroom due to the system’s COVID-19 protocol. This decision was announced during the…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 4,840 new cases of coronavirus and 101 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Tuesday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,169,437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
INAUGURAL PICKLEBALL PARTNERSHIP TOURNAMENT SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH TO BENEFIT EXCHANGE CLUB FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
Locals are invited to play pickleball for a good cause on Saturday, September 25th! The Rome Tennis Center and pickleball enthusiasts will join forces that day to present the Inaugural Pickleball Partnership Tournament to benefit the Exchange Club Family Resource Center. The tourney will be held over at the Downtown Tennis Center at 8 am.…… read more »
PARKS AND REC TO CELEBRATE RECENTLY COMPLETED SPLOST PROJECTS WITH SEPTEMBER 21ST RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT SHAG WILLIAMS PARK IN SHANNON
(Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation media release):Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation invites the public to visit Shag Williams Park in Shannon on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 11:30 a.m. for a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open several recently completed SPLOST projects. The ceremony celebrates the completion of several amenities at the park and facility, including a new…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP ANNOUNCES THAT HOPE SCHOLARSHIP HAS HELPED OVER TWO MILLION GEORGIANS
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tuesday announced the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Scholarship Program has helped more than 2 million Georgia students pursue postsecondary education in Georgia. “The HOPE Scholarship Program has been a game-changer for our state and helped over 2 million Georgia students…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TEXTRON WILL HOST A VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 16TH
(Georgia Department of Labor media release): The Georgia Department of Labor partnered with Textron GSE to host a series of virtual recruitment information sessions with the final session to be held between 11 am and 1 pm on Thursday, September 16, 2021. The company is looking to fill over sixty positions including Assembler-Manufacturing 6621359839, Electrical…… read more »